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Subject: Re: Traveller's cheques in Canada Posted on: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:07 PDT


"David Gee" wrote in message
news:XNpZh.14498$JF6.7831@edtnps90...
> "Mark Brader" wrote in message
> news:133b9fl8nggam07@corp.supernews.com...
>> Bill McKee:
>>> ATM /Debit cards in Canada are Chip and pin ...
>>
>> Mine aren't.
>>
> There are almost NO chip-and-pin cards in circulation in Canada, and they
> won't be issued quickly. This can cause great pain when we go to the USA
> with only a debit card: it doesn't work, and we find ourselves on an
> involuntary diet!
>

Why? We do not have chip and pin here, we have swipe and pin.